Predicate: initiate

initiate: Frames file for 'initiate' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'start'.

Roleset id: initiate.01 , begin, vncls: 55.5-1, framnet: Activity_start

initiate.01: Actually, this whole frameset was created by copying 'start' and replacing all the 'start's with 'initiate's. The examples are a little funky.Member of Vncls establish-55.5-1.

Roles:

        Arg0: causer (vnrole: 55.5-1-agent)
        Arg1: Theme(-Creation) (vnrole: 55.5-1-theme)
        Arg2: Instrument (vnrole: 55.5-1-instrument)

Example: basic transitive

        John initiated a book

        Arg0: John
        Rel: initiated
        Arg1: a book

Example: transitive-with

        John initiated the book with a murder

        Arg0: John
        Rel: initiated
        Arg1: the book
        Arg2: with a murder

Example: transitive-by

        Arg0 begin Arg1 by Arg2
        John initiated the book by describing a murder

        Arg0: John
        Rel: initiated
        Arg1: the book
        Arg2: describing a murder

Example: instrumental object

        The book initiated with a murder

        Arg1: The book
        Rel: initiated
        Arg2: with a murder

Example: instrumental subject

        A murder initiated the book

        Arg2: A murder
        Rel: initiated
        Arg1: the book

Example: with manner

        John initiated the book with glee

        Arg0: John
        Rel: initiated
        Arg1: the book
        Argm-mnr: with glee

Example: with manner again

        John initiated the book gladly

        Arg0: John
        Rel: initiated
        Arg1: the book
        Argm-mnr: gladly

Example: with temporal

        John initiated the book last night

        Arg0: John
        Rel: initiated
        Arg1: the book
        Argm-tmp: last night

Example: intransitive/inchoative

        Arg1 initiated similarly: The movie will initiate soon
        A storm initiated

        Arg1: A storm
        Rel: initiated

Roleset id: initiate.02 , perform welcoming ritual, vncls: , framnet: Rite

initiate.02: I haven't actually seen any of these yet; if you find a real example send it to me so I can include it in the frames.

Roles:

        Arg0: initiator, welcomer
        Arg1: initiated, welcomed
        Arg2: initiated-into
        Arg3: instrument

Example: passivized

        John-1 was initiated *trace*-1 into the Geek-of-the-Month club.

        Arg1: *trace*
        Rel: initiated
        Arg2: into the Geek-of-the-Month club